Application of network methods in intelligent supply chain management

International Journal of Services Operations and Informatics

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 278-299

  Srinivasan, R S ^a  

^a i2 Technologies   (United States)

Author keywords

Information flow; Network measures; Network theory; Physical flow; Small world; Static complexity; Supply chain structures

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLANNING; SUPPLY CHAINS;

INFORMATION FLOW; STATIC COMPLEXITY;

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

EID: 42149115029     PISSN: 1741539X     EISSN: 17415403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSOI.2007.015329     Document Type: Article

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